EXERCISE - A

( x  1)
1. If f(x) = for all real numbers except x = 0 and g(u) = u2 + 1 for all real numbers u,
x
find (i) g [f (1)] and (ii) f [g(-1)].

2. If f(x) = (a – xn)1/n where a > 0 and n is a +ve integer, then show that f [f(x)] = x.
x x
3. If f (x) = then show that (f o f o f) x = .
1 x2 (1  3x 2 )

1  x; 0  x  2
4. If f (x) =  , then find fof (x)
3  x; 2  x  3
1 x  3x  x 3
5. Given f(x) = log   and g(x) = then fog (x) equals
 1 x  1  3x 2
(A) - f(x) (B) 3f (x) (C) [f(x)]3 (D) none of these

 1  x ; x  1 10  x 2 ; x  3
6. If f(x) =  and g(x) =  then find f o g(x).
3  x  1 ; x  1
2
 5  x; x  3

7. Is the function f : N  N (n is the set of natural numbers) defined by f(x) = 2x + 3 surjective.

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8. Let A = R – {3}, B = R – {1} and let f : A  B defined by f(x) = is f bijective ?
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9. Find the set of values of ‘a’ for which the function f(x) = ax + 2sin x + 5 is one-one and onto.

10. Let A = {x : 1  x  1}  B . For each of the following functions from A to B, find whether
it is surjective, injective or bijective.
x
(i) f(x) = (ii) g(x) = | x | (iii) h(x) = x | x | (iv) i(x) = x2 (v) j(x) = sin x
2
x 2  3x  c
11. Let f : R  R defined by f(x) = . Show that f is a many one function for all c.
x2  x 1

12. A mapping f : A  [ 1, 1] defined by f(x) = sin x,  x  R , where A is a subsect or R

( the set of all real numbers) is one-one and onto if A is the interval, then A is belongs to
  
(A) [0, 2] (B)  ,  (C) [ , ] (D) [0, ]
 2 2

e| x |  e  x
13. Let f : R  R be a function defined by f(x) = x , then
e  ex
(A) f is one-one and onto both (B) f is one-one but not onto
(C) f is not one-one but onto (D) f is neither one to one nor onto

14. The function f : R  R b, where R is the set of all real numbers defined by f(x) = 2x + 3 is
(A) both one-one and onto (B) one-one but not onto
(C) f is onto but not one-one (D) f is neither one-one nor onto
 EXERCISE - B

1 x
(1) Let f : [0, 1]  [0, 1] , where f(x) = and g : [0, 1]  [0, 1] , where g(x) = 4x(1 – x).
1 x
Determine the following :
(a) fog(x) (b) gof(x)
1
(2) Let f(x) = . Let f2(x) denotes f [f(x)] and f3(x) denotes f [f{f(x)}]. Find f3n(x), where
1 x
n is a natural number. Also state the domain of this composite function.

(3) If f(x) = – 1 + |x – 2|, 0  x  4 and g(x) = 2 – | x |,  1  x  3 . Then find fog (x) and
gof (x). Draw rough sketch of the graphs of fog (x) and gof (x).

(4) Find fog(x) if f(x) = [x] + {x}2 and g(x) = [x] + x and also find the range of fog(x).

(5) Find the set of values of a for which the function f : R  R given by
f(x) = x3 + (a + 2)x2 + 3ax + 5 is one - one.
(6) Classify the following functions as injective, surjective both or none :
(a) f : R  R , f(x) = x3 – 6x2 + 13 x – 6 .
 1 
(b) f :  ,     R , f(x) = (x2 + x + 5) (x2 + x – 3) .
2 
 x
 1  x , 1  x  0
(7) Prove that f : ( 1, 1)  R defined by f(x) =  is a bijective function.
 x , 0  x 1
 1  x

 
(8) Let f : X  Y be a function defined by f(x) = a sin  x    b cos x  c . If f is both
4  
one-one and onto, find sets X and Y.

(9)  
Check whether f : (  , 2)  (3,  )  R , f(x) = n x 2  5 x  6 is a bijective function
or not. If not then choose a suitable longest domain and co-domain for which the above
function becomes bijective.

(10) Let f(x) = x 2  2 x , x  R and g(x) = f(f(x) - 1) + f(5 - f(x)). Show that, g( x )  0  x  R .

 2 log10 x  2 
(11) If f(x) = log100 x   ; g(x) = {x}, where {x} denotes the fractional part of x.
 x 
If the function fog(x) exists, then find the maximum possible range of g(x).

  
x  1 ; x  1 tan x ;  2  x  4
(12) Draw the graph of f(x) =  and g(x) =  and
( x  1) ; x  1
2
tan x  2;  
 x
 4 2
hence find fog(x) and gof(x).
1  x 2 , x  0  tan x , 0  x  /2
(13) If f(x) =  and g(x) =  then find the fog(x).
3  x , x  0 cos ecx,   / 2  x  0
2
EXERCISE - A

1. (a) 1 (b) 1/2 4. f{f(x)} = 2 + x x [0, 1]

= 4 – x x (1, 2]
= 2 – x x [2, 3]
5. B 6. f(g(x)) = x2  9 when x [3, )
= – x2 + 8x – 13 when x (–, 3)
7. not onto 8. yes 9.   ,  2  2 ,  

10. (i) injective but not surjective (ii) neither injective nor surjective (iii) bijective
(iv) neither injective nor surjective (v) surjective but not injective

12. B 13. D 14. A

EXERCISE - B

4x 2  4x  1 8x (1  x )
(1) (a) , x  [0, 1] (b) , 0  x 1 (2) f3n (x) = x, Domain = R - {0, 1}
 4x 2  4 x  1 (1  x ) 2

(1  x); 1  x  0;
(3) fog (x) = 
 x  1; 0  x  2;

x  1; 0  x 1
3  x; 1 x  2

gof(x) = 
x  1; 2x3
5  x; 3 x  4

(4) fog(x) = x; Range is  ,  

(5) a  [1, 4] (6) (a) bijective (b) Injective but not surjective

    ab 2 
(8) X     ,    , Y =  c  , c    , where   tan 1   ,   a 2  b 2  2 ab

 2 2   a 

(9) Domain =   , 2 , Co-domain=   ,  

  
(11) 0, 10 2  10 2 , 10 1 
   
tan( x  1) ; 
2
1  x  1
4
   
tan x  1 ;  2  x  4 tan( x  1)  2 
 ; 1  x  1
   4
(12) fog(x) = tan x  1 ;  x  tan 1(3) and gof(x) = 


4
 
 
tan x  12 ; 1  x  1

4
2 1
tan x  3 ; tan (3)  x  2 

 
tan x  12  2

; 1

4
 x  1

2

2  cot 2 x;   / 2  x  0
(13) fog(x) =  2
 sec x; 0  x  /2